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- Enacted to check the indiscriminate deforestation of forest lands.It was amended in 1988 with prescribing the punishment for violations.
- Some Salient Features includes –
- Working plans should be up-to-date and should stress on conservation of forests.
- Preliminary plans should have a multi-dimensional approach.
- Tribal rights and concessions should be highlighted with control mechanisms.
- Grazing should be studied and specific prescriptions should cover fodder propagation.
- Clear felling with artificial regeneration should be avoided as far as possible and clear-felling blocks should not exceed 10 hectares in hills and 25 hectares area in plainsBanning all feeling above 1000 m altitude for a few years to allow recovery of these areas.
